You may already be aware of this trick, but in case you're not I'm
posting this here.

After I reinstalled W10 Pro this week, I noticed that a problem I had
been experiencing remained. What was happening was that if I used a
shortcut keystroke combination to run a program, there was a three
second delay before the program opened.

Yes, this is a small thing, but since I open many programs that way,
over time the delay became kind of annoying.

I searched the internet and found out that having a bunch of apps
running in the background causes the problem.

To remedy the situation, you:

1. Open Settings
2. Click on Privacy
3. Scroll down on the left hand column until you see "Background apps"
and click on it.
4. Gp through that list and turn off as many of the apps from running in
the background as you can.

Here's what I saw listed on my system and whether or not I disabled them
from running in the background (OFF):

3D Viewer OFF
Calculator OFF
Copilot OFF
Feedback Hug OFF
Get Help ON
Maps OFF
Microsoft Store OFF
NViDIA Control Panel ON
Paint 3D OFF
Settings OFF
Solitaire & Casual Games OFF
Voice Recorder OF
Windows Feature Experience Pack OF
Windows Security ON

After I did all this, opening a program by using a shortcut keystroke combination is now very fast again. Also, I've detected no negative consequences from having preventing any of these apps from running in
the background.

HTH

--
John C.

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On 2/10/2025 7:44 AM, John C. wrote:

You may already be aware of this trick, but in case you're not I'm
posting this here.

After I reinstalled W10 Pro this week, I noticed that a problem I had
been experiencing remained. What was happening was that if I used a
shortcut keystroke combination to run a program, there was a three
second delay before the program opened.

Yes, this is a small thing, but since I open many programs that way,
over time the delay became kind of annoying.

I searched the internet and found out that having a bunch of apps
running in the background causes the problem.

To remedy the situation, you:

1. Open Settings
2. Click on Privacy
3. Scroll down on the left hand column until you see "Background apps"
and click on it.
4. Gp through that list and turn off as many of the apps from running in
the background as you can.

Here's what I saw listed on my system and whether or not I disabled them
from running in the background (OFF):

3D Viewer OFF
Calculator OFF
Copilot OFF
Feedback Hug OFF
Get Help ON
Maps OFF
Microsoft Store OFF
NViDIA Control Panel ON
Paint 3D OFF
Settings OFF
Solitaire & Casual Games OFF
Voice Recorder OF
Windows Feature Experience Pack OF
Windows Security ON

After I did all this, opening a program by using a shortcut keystroke combination is now very fast again. Also, I've detected no negative consequences from having preventing any of these apps from running in
the background.

I think I'd feel very lonely without a feedback hug, but to
each their own.

You can probably turn off NVidia. Those applets are
usually bloated and only serve to make display settings
available. I have Intel ARC, which I always leave turned
off unless I need it. Most of those other items I don't
even have. I removed them when initially cleaning
up Win10.

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On 25/02/10 08:40 AM, Newyana2 wrote:

On 2/10/2025 7:44 AM, John C. wrote:

You may already be aware of this trick, but in case you're not I'm
posting this here.

After I reinstalled W10 Pro this week, I noticed that a problem I had
been experiencing remained. What was happening was that if I used a
shortcut keystroke combination to run a program, there was a three
second delay before the program opened.

Yes, this is a small thing, but since I open many programs that way,
over time the delay became kind of annoying.

I searched the internet and found out that having a bunch of apps
running in the background causes the problem.

To remedy the situation, you:

1. Open Settings
2. Click on Privacy
3. Scroll down on the left hand column until you see "Background apps"
and click on it.
4. Gp through that list and turn off as many of the apps from running in
the background as you can.

Here's what I saw listed on my system and whether or not I disabled them
from running in the background (OFF):

3D Viewer  OFF
Calculator  OFF
Copilot  OFF
Feedback Hug  OFF
Get Help  ON
Maps  OFF
Microsoft Store  OFF
NViDIA Control Panel  ON
Paint 3D  OFF
Settings  OFF
Solitaire & Casual Games  OFF
Voice Recorder  OF
Windows Feature Experience Pack  OF
Windows Security ON

After I did all this, opening a program by using a shortcut keystroke
combination is now very fast again. Also, I've detected no negative
consequences from having preventing any of these apps from running in
the background.

  I think I'd feel very lonely without a feedback hug, but to
each their own.

Hadn't had my coffee yet. That'll larn me.

  You can probably turn off NVidia. Those applets are
usually bloated and only serve to make display settings
available. I have Intel ARC, which I always leave turned
off unless I need it. Most of those other items I don't
even have. I removed them when initially cleaning
up Win10.

Think I'll have a second cup. Just woke up from a nap.

--
John C.

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In article <vocsb7$16v7l$2@dont-email.me>, r9jmg0@yahoo.com (John C.) wrote:

*From:* "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com>
*Date:* Mon, 10 Feb 2025 04:44:22 -0800

You may already be aware of this trick, but in case you're not I'm
posting this here.

After I reinstalled W10 Pro this week, I noticed that a problem I
had
been experiencing remained. What was happening was that if I used a
shortcut keystroke combination to run a program, there was a three
second delay before the program opened.

Yes, this is a small thing, but since I open many programs that way,
over time the delay became kind of annoying.

I searched the internet and found out that having a bunch of apps
running in the background causes the problem.

To remedy the situation, you:

1. Open Settings
2. Click on Privacy
3. Scroll down on the left hand column until you see "Background
apps"
and click on it.
4. Gp through that list and turn off as many of the apps from
running in
the background as you can.

Here's what I saw listed on my system and whether or not I disabled
them
from running in the background (OFF):

3D Viewer OFF
Calculator OFF
Copilot OFF
Feedback Hug OFF
Get Help ON
Maps OFF
Microsoft Store OFF
NViDIA Control Panel ON
Paint 3D OFF
Settings OFF
Solitaire & Casual Games OFF
Voice Recorder OF
Windows Feature Experience Pack OF
Windows Security ON

After I did all this, opening a program by using a shortcut
keystroke
combination is now very fast again. Also, I've detected no negative consequences from having preventing any of these apps from running
in
the background.

I turned off most of those a couple of years ago. However, having just checked them again, I see that one called "Dev Home" has appeared, presumably installed by
an update. That's now turned off too...

Googling the name says that it is:
"a new control center for Windows providing the ability to monitor projects in your
dashboard using customizable widgets, set up your dev environment by downloading
apps, packages, or repositories, connect to your developer accounts and tools (such
as GitHub), and create a Dev Drive for storage all in one place."
There's a very recent MS article about it here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dev-home/
--
Regards
John

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On Mon, 2/10/2025 7:44 AM, John C. wrote:

You may already be aware of this trick, but in case you're not I'm
posting this here.

After I reinstalled W10 Pro this week, I noticed that a problem I had
been experiencing remained. What was happening was that if I used a
shortcut keystroke combination to run a program, there was a three
second delay before the program opened.

Yes, this is a small thing, but since I open many programs that way,
over time the delay became kind of annoying.

I searched the internet and found out that having a bunch of apps
running in the background causes the problem.

To remedy the situation, you:

1. Open Settings
2. Click on Privacy
3. Scroll down on the left hand column until you see "Background apps"
and click on it.
4. Gp through that list and turn off as many of the apps from running in
the background as you can.

Here's what I saw listed on my system and whether or not I disabled them
from running in the background (OFF):

3D Viewer OFF
Calculator OFF
Copilot OFF
Feedback Hug OFF
Get Help ON
Maps OFF
Microsoft Store OFF
NViDIA Control Panel ON
Paint 3D OFF
Settings OFF
Solitaire & Casual Games OFF
Voice Recorder OF
Windows Feature Experience Pack OF
Windows Security ON

After I did all this, opening a program by using a shortcut keystroke combination is now very fast again. Also, I've detected no negative consequences from having preventing any of these apps from running in
the background.

HTH

I would keep the Task Manager open, when you do the thing that responds
slowly, and see which system process (like SIHOST.exe) is running or
using cycles.

That won't solve the problem, but it might narrow down what part
of the system isn't tuned properly at the moment.

Paul

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Dev Home came out around May 2023, and Microsoft kills it 2 years later.
Well, that's longer than their 1-year Microsoft Bob joke 29 years ago.
They forced Dev Home onto hosts that had no need for it, or without announcement, so users got something unknown and unexpected.

The only thing "recent" about the MS article that showed up in May 2023
is an update on Jan 28, 2025 to note Microsoft is making it "go away".
Some users, perhaps as a joke, have proposed that it may come back as
Dev Copilot Home or as DevHome Copilot 365. Providing an organize tool
to keep the disorganized busy wasn't enough, so shove in some AI for the uber-boobs.

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"John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> wrote:

After I reinstalled W10 Pro this week, I noticed that a problem I had
been experiencing remained. What was happening was that if I used a
shortcut keystroke combination to run a program, there was a three
second delay before the program opened.

Yes, this is a small thing, but since I open many programs that way,
over time the delay became kind of annoying.

I searched the internet and found out that having a bunch of apps
running in the background causes the problem.

To remedy the situation, you:

1. Open Settings
2. Click on Privacy
3. Scroll down on the left hand column until you see "Background apps"
and click on it.
4. Gp through that list and turn off as many of the apps from running in
the background as you can.

Here's what I saw listed on my system and whether or not I disabled them
from running in the background (OFF):

3D Viewer OFF
Calculator OFF
Copilot OFF
Feedback Hug OFF
Get Help ON
Maps OFF
Microsoft Store OFF
NViDIA Control Panel ON
Paint 3D OFF
Settings OFF
Solitaire & Casual Games OFF
Voice Recorder OF
Windows Feature Experience Pack OF
Windows Security ON

After I did all this, opening a program by using a shortcut keystroke combination is now very fast again. Also, I've detected no negative consequences from having preventing any of these apps from running in
the background.

That provides the option for apps that don't have their own. If an app
chooses to run in the background (resident), or is a service, it won't
matter how you configure it under Background Apps (if it even has an
entry there). For example, OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, and other
cloud sync clients remain resident, and they aren't listed under the
Background Apps list. Services are still loaded according to their
configured statup mode.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-background-apps-and-your-privacy-83f2de44-d2d9-2b29-4649-2afe0913360a
Exceptions to the privacy settings

Desktop apps won¢t appear in your Choose which apps can run in the
background list and are not affected by the Let apps run in the
background setting. To allow or block desktop apps, use the settings
in those applications.

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"John K.Eason" <john@jeasonNoSpam.cix.co.uk> wrote:

In article <vocsb7$16v7l$2@dont-email.me>, r9jmg0@yahoo.com (John C.) wrote:

*From:* "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com>
*Date:* Mon, 10 Feb 2025 04:44:22 -0800

You may already be aware of this trick, but in case you're not I'm
posting this here.

After I reinstalled W10 Pro this week, I noticed that a problem I
had
been experiencing remained. What was happening was that if I used a
shortcut keystroke combination to run a program, there was a three
second delay before the program opened.

Yes, this is a small thing, but since I open many programs that way,
over time the delay became kind of annoying.

I searched the internet and found out that having a bunch of apps
running in the background causes the problem.

To remedy the situation, you:

1. Open Settings
2. Click on Privacy
3. Scroll down on the left hand column until you see "Background
apps"
and click on it.
4. Gp through that list and turn off as many of the apps from
running in
the background as you can.
...

I turned off most of those a couple of years ago. However, having just checked
them again, I see that one called "Dev Home" has appeared, presumably installed by
an update. That's now turned off too...

Googling the name says that it is:
"a new control center for Windows providing the ability to monitor projects in your
dashboard using customizable widgets, set up your dev environment by downloading
apps, packages, or repositories, connect to your developer accounts and tools (such
as GitHub), and create a Dev Drive for storage all in one place."
There's a very recent MS article about it here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dev-home/

When I saw it listed in Background Apps, yep, I found the same MS
article. I've never used it. Even after learning about it, still don't
see a need for it. Just organizational fluff for the disorganized.

It is not listed in the Add/Remove Programs wizard. It is not listed in
the Start Menu programs list, but you can search on "dev home" to then
open it. On my setup, running it pukes out an error that it needs to
update, but I have Windows Update disabled, for now. I think
Win+Shift+D is the hotkey combo to open it, but doesn't work on my setup (perhaps because it wants to update before it will load).

As noted in the MS article, it is getting "going away" in May 2025.
That is not the same a deprecated which means something remains for a
while after support gets yanked. "Going away" hints Microsoft will push
an "update" to remove it. I chose to remove it now. However, getting
rid of it means having to remove its package, and it isn't listed in
Add/Remove programs. I've read where some folks tried using Revo
Uninstaller, but were unsuccessful. I found the following to run (as a one-line command) in a command prompt with elevated privileges:

PowerShell "Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers -PackageTypeFilter Bundle -Name "*Windows.DevHome*" | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers"

Found that noted at:

https://www.elevenforum.com/t/uninstall-or-reinstall-dev-home-app-in-windows-11-and-windows-10.18397/#Two

Poof, the never-used fluff is gone.

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On 25/02/10 02:32 PM, Paul wrote:

On Mon, 2/10/2025 7:44 AM, John C. wrote:

You may already be aware of this trick, but in case you're not I'm
posting this here.

After I reinstalled W10 Pro this week, I noticed that a problem I had
been experiencing remained. What was happening was that if I used a
shortcut keystroke combination to run a program, there was a three
second delay before the program opened.

Yes, this is a small thing, but since I open many programs that way,
over time the delay became kind of annoying.

I searched the internet and found out that having a bunch of apps
running in the background causes the problem.

To remedy the situation, you:

1. Open Settings
2. Click on Privacy
3. Scroll down on the left hand column until you see "Background apps"
and click on it.
4. Gp through that list and turn off as many of the apps from running in
the background as you can.

Here's what I saw listed on my system and whether or not I disabled them
from running in the background (OFF):

3D Viewer OFF
Calculator OFF
Copilot OFF
Feedback Hug OFF
Get Help ON
Maps OFF
Microsoft Store OFF
NViDIA Control Panel ON
Paint 3D OFF
Settings OFF
Solitaire & Casual Games OFF
Voice Recorder OF
Windows Feature Experience Pack OF
Windows Security ON

After I did all this, opening a program by using a shortcut keystroke
combination is now very fast again. Also, I've detected no negative
consequences from having preventing any of these apps from running in
the background.

HTH

I would keep the Task Manager open, when you do the thing that responds slowly, and see which system process (like SIHOST.exe) is running or
using cycles.

My OP is the solution I found. It works, too.

That won't solve the problem, but it might narrow down what part
of the system isn't tuned properly at the moment.

No need if my solution is used.

--
John C. No ad, CD, cripple, demo, nag, pay, pirated, share, spy,
time-limited, trial or web wares for me please.

I filter out crossposted messages, anything from various trolls like
"Al" and block dizem.com. If you do the same, this newsgroup will be
easier for you to read.

Take back Microsoft from India.

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